The Munk Debates Podcast
The Munk Debates podcast is an extension of the main stage events - in subject, speaker selection, tone and format. It will introduce the iconic brand - and its engaging debates about significant issues of our time. Audiences will hear strong and passionate arguments from both sides of an issue so they will have enough information to make up their own minds about where they stand.
Latest episodes
Jan 1, 2020 • 39min
Be it Resolved: Tariffs Are Terrific
Is Trump winning the global trade war? One this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Jason Furman squares off against Alan Tonselson to debate the motion be it resolved, tariffs are terrific. SOURCES: CNN, AFP
Dec 25, 2019 • 39min
Be it Resolved: The Next Recession is Sooner Than You Think
Are we headed for a recession? On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, economist David Rosenberg and former Bush economic advisor Pippa Malmgren debate the motion be it resolved, the next recession is sooner than you think. SOURCES: CBS, Bloomberg, CNBC.
Dec 18, 2019 • 55min
Be it Resolved: The Capitalist System is Broken - It's Time to Try Something Different
Is capitalism broken? On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, David Brooks and Arthur Brooks square off against Yanis Varoufakis and Katrina vanden Heuvel to debate the motion be it resolved, the capitalist system is broken. It's time to try something different.
Dec 11, 2019 • 48min
Be it Resolved: Trump’s Sanctions Regime is the Right Response to Iran’s Regional Ambitions
Will Trump's 'maximum pressure' campaign against Iran force them back to the bargaining table, or are increased sanctions destabilizing the region and making the world a more dangerous place? In this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Mark Dubowitz and Robert Malley debate the motion Be it resolved, Trump’s sanctions regime is the right response to Iran’s regional ambitions. SOURCES: CNN, ABC, NBC, New York Times, whitehouse.gov
Dec 4, 2019 • 40min
Be it Resolved: China Poses an Existential Threat to the United States and the Idea of Freedom
Is China the greatest threat to liberal international order today? On this episode of the Munk Debates Podcast, Steve Bannon, former White House Chief Strategist, debates Ian Bremmer, President and Founder of the political risk research firm Eurasia, on the motion Be it resolved, China poses an existential threat to the United States and the idea of freedom. SOURCES: AP, AFP, Reuters, CNN, CBC, CNBC
Nov 27, 2019 • 39min
Be it Resolved: Anti-Zionism is Anti-Semitism
From college campuses to the UN to the US Congress, it's one of the big debates of our time: is anti-Zionism anti-Semitism? Introducing the first episode of the Munk Debates podcast, featuring Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times columnist Bret Stephens VS The Atlantic contributing editor Peter Beinart. Sources: CNN, CTV.
Nov 4, 2019 • 1min
Introducing The Munk Debates Podcast with Rudyard Griffiths
The Munk Debates Podcast, a weekly series where the best minds of our time go head-to-head on the big issues driving public debate today. Join the movement to reclaim the art of civil and substantive debate. One Issue. Two sides. You decide.
